Combination harvester-thrasher



Sept. l, 1931. w. F. MacGREGoR 1&8213065 COMBINATION HARVESTER THRASHER l Filed Feb. 3, 1930 le collected, requiring considerable labor andy 7 are Secured`,the'l atter being provided with Patented Sept. 1, r1931 Y Y n ma STATES PATENT OFFICE 'WALLACE F. MACGREGOI, OF RACINE, NISCONSIIL ASSIGNOR- TO J. I. CASE COMPANY,

v OF -RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION Y' ooMBINATioN HARvEsTEn-THRASHER Application filed February 3,1930. Serial No. 425,381.

In the operation of a'combination harside of the machine; Fig. 3, a detail plan vester-thrasher it is the practice to employ a view of driving mechanism which I may emstraw spreader at theJ discharge end of the' ploy; and Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view thrasher element for scatteringthe,thrashed Showing the combine in full lines as it is 5 'straw upon the ground as they machine moves forming a windrow during its first round, 50

through the field, which straw if desired to and in dotted lines as it is depositing a wind- `be utilized as fertilizer is plowed under. row during its second round upon the wind- VVhen it is desired ,to savethe straw for fodrow initially formed.

y der, bedding andv other purposes it is custom-V In said drawings the numeral 5 indicates l-$1 ary rt0 employ 'Wagoiflsl be loaded, va, the real' end Of a Combine, Which may be Of 55 g loader for picking up from a single row, any `desired construction, and upon which or 'a bunching attachment maybe VAused on' my iIipIOVed Straw Carrier A iS mounted by "the jcombine for arranging' ithe scattered means of a transversely arranged-angle-iron straw lin piles throughoutthe field and then 6 or otherwise to which thek carrier supports time, as such piled 'straw must be'loaded into horizontal members 8 secured to the comwagons or otherwise'disposed of. bine in any suitable manner. 'To the supl present invention relates` to' improved ports 7 a shield or defiector l0 is secured for -f means'torhaiidling straw' as it is being dispreventing straw from discharging et the 20 charged from the rear of a combine whereby rear and deflecting the same onto the carrier, U0

I am enabled to superpose one windrow upon which comprises a trame embodying sideanothei in such kmanner that when the com-` boards 1l, 12, in which transverse shafts 14, bnehas madetworounds of a iieldth'e strawf 15, vare mounted 'and carry pulleys 16, 16,

v discharged therefrom fduring the vsecond andl 17, 17,-ab0ut which a conveyer is mount- 25 round-'will bedeposited upon that discharged @Cl COmPOSeCl O belts and SlOtS 18, I19, I'e- 0 on the first round, so that a single'windrow spcctively, and which conveyer travels aboutk iS formed of such volume as to Ybe more 'efsaid pulleys in a well known manner. Upon tectively Vhandled than the usual windrow of shafts ll, 15, I mount pulleys21,22,tor actulighty and s'pa'rselyvconstructed character." ating the Carrier, and which pulleys and SOBy thus'-constructing thewindrow yit will be the main drive pulley 24 are .connected by a I5 apparent that in employing axwggon 'or other belt 25, the drive pulley 24 being mounted in equipment to collect the 'straw enly half'the a bracket 26` secured to the angle-iron 6.' traveling 'distance is required to obtain a Said drive pulle.7 preferably QIDbO'ClGS a load, with vthe 'further radvantage "that a Yshaftr 24 providedr with a gear 27 which enl35' heavily 'built windrow can'be more readilyv gages and isflriven by gear 28 011 Shaft 29, 50 'forkedor picked up ,with @hay loader in a the latter being rotated byy a sprocket-andm'uch "cleaner manner without appreciable chain system 30, 3XL-actuated from a source n waste,'as will hereinafter more ytully appear. rOt power on the machine. e In the accompanying drawings, Jforming In the operation of my improved carrier, lipartr-hereoi Figure lis a perspective of the when it is desired to deliver straw at the right 85 'rear' of av combine equipped with my'imside ot the machine the carrier, being-held proved carrier so adjusted 'as toy 'discharge by ,quid-.es 33 on the rear end of the machine #the straw `to the leit side of the machine; and also on the'inner side of the supports 7 Fig."2,fa similar view showing the Vcarrier (not shown), is projected outwardly to the @l5` in position to discharge straw to the right position indicated by the full line arrow in 99 Fig.` 2, and which position is also indicated in Fig. 4, the carrier being thus adjusted to discharge material at approximately one-half of the width of the swath cut, or other distance as required. VVVhenso arranged the combine is drawn through the crop 34, cutting a swath :therethrough as indicated in Fig. 4, the cut grain being carried by the conveyer into the thrasher 5 and the thrashed straw passing through the thrasher and discharging onto the carrier A which conveys it laterally` from the machine and deposits it upon the ground in windrow Jformation, as 36. The machine traverses the outer portion ot the crop and -is turnedV atV the corners until it has made the circuit ot' the iie'ld and reaches the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, whereupon the belt Q5 is removed Jfrom pulley 21, the carrier projected tothe left side of the machine approximately one-halt' of the width ot'the swath cut, and the belt- 25 then vcrossed as indicated in Fig.l l and placed about pulley 22. As the drive pulley 24 is mounted slightly ott center on the machine, -which position and that ot pulley 22 compensates tor the difference in length ot the Y carrier incorrect position without the re.

belt when crossed, its tension maintains the quirementof other means. As is apparent from Fig. 4, themachine, indicated in dotted lines, is nowin position to malte the next round of cutting and thrashing, and during its movement the straw-is deliveredto the lett and deposited upon the initial windrow 36,VV

the two combined deposits 'thus forming a windrow of twice the volume, as 37, and which, as hereinbefore explained, is much v more readily and `economically removed by wagons or other pick-up `equipment. It will therefore beunderstood that I provide an in' v expensive, simply operatedand eiiicient carrier for discharging straw in the manner de-V "scribed, and which by slight eiiortjinay be shifted to either side lot the Ymachine as desired and discharge the straw on the second round upon previously deposited, so that it is but necessary to leave one large and com-1 i paratively dense windrow on the field "every -time the machine'malres two rounds, instead` of depositing two thinly built windrows as is commonand thus in providing Ya heavily i built windrow has the advantage ofbeing subjected to less disruption and damage than alight windrow as commonlyftormed. It

will be further understood that as the ma! v'chinepis open at its rear sides a canvas orV other protector maybe placed thereover to prevent interference with the proper operationot the carrier when windy weather pre- Y. I claimjas myin-vent'ion:

Y Vl. straw carrier tor harvesters, comprising avframean endless conveyer mounted on the frame, .a pulley at one endLY ot the frame,

Qa drive pulley, a 'beltconnecting the drivek pulley to said trame pulley for actuating the straw carrier comprising a shitting trame, a

guideway tor the trame, an endless conveyer mounted on the trame, means positioned rearwardly of the trame for deflecting material to the conveyer, means tor-actuating the conveyer to deposit straw at a predetermined Y distance fromrthe harvester when the trame has been projected laterally, and meansior reversing the movement of the conveyer to discharge straw at a predetermined distance iromthe opposite side of the harvester when the trame has been projected accordingly.

3.v In a machine of the class. described, a harvester, a thrasher, a conveyer mounted upon the discharge end of the thrasher in transverse relation thereto to be projected outwardly from either side of the thrasher,

and means tor actuating the conveyer to discharge material in windrows. I Y

4. In a machine of the class described, a

harvester, a thrasher, a` conveyer slidably mounted upon the rear end of the thrasher and adapted tobe projected laterally theref from to discharge straw in windrow formation and also to be projected in an opposite direction to discharge and Vsuperpose a second windrow upon the first mentioned windrow, and means operable by the thrasher and connected to the conveyer for actua-ting'the latter to discharge straw. Y

5. In a 'machine of the class described,V a harvester, a thrasher having a straw discharge opening, a conveyer positioned transversely of the opening tofreceive straw discharging therethrough, means or deflecting the straw onto the conveyer, means `for actuat@ ing the conveyer to discharge strawfa predetermined distance Jfrom one side ot the thrasher as the machine traverses afield, and meanstor reversingthe movement ot the con- Y jveyer to discharge straw` apredetermined distance from the opposite side 1 ot the thrasher and deposit thesame upon thatV previously deposited inwindrows.

6. In a machine of theclass described, ak

harvester, a thrasher having a straw discharge opening in its rear end, a conveyer in alignment "with said opening for receiving strawV discharging therethrough, means on the thrasher for supporting the' conveyerV whereby the latter may beprojected laterally Jfrom either side of the thrasher, means tor actuating said conveyer, and means on the thrasher connected to said actuating means Y for operating the latter.' i

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7*.*In a machine of the'class described, a

harvester, a thrasher, a straw carrier on the thrasher having side walls and a conveyer traveling lbetween the Walls said conveyer being adapted to be projected from either side of the thrasher, a deflector for directing material to the conveyer, a pulley at opposite ends of the conveyer, a driving pulley on the thrasher, means for driving said latter pulley,ryand a belt connecting the driving pulley and one of Said carrier pulleys for actuating v the conveyer pulley said belt being transferable "to the opposite conveyer pulley for actuatingthe latter, whereby said conveyer may be driven inlopposite directions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. I WALLACE F. MAGGREGOR. 

